title: Cognitive impairment and decline are associated with carotid artery disease in patients without clinically evident cerebrovascular disease.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012307:Risk Factors; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000473:pathology